A fatal case of Listeria monocytogenes meningitis and sepsis in an immunocompromised female

Ashna Ajimsha; Ivy Viswamohanan; Ganga Raju Krishna; Ashish Jitendranath; Ramani Bai

doi:10.4103/jacm.jacm_33_21

SEARCH WITHIN CONTENT

Online First

A fatal case of Listeria monocytogenes meningitis and sepsis in an immunocompromised female

Ashna Ajimsha, Ivy Viswamohanan, Ganga Raju Krishna, Ashish Jitendranath, Ramani Bai

Keywords : Immunocompromised female, Listeria monocytogenes, meningitis, sepsis

Citation Information : Ajimsha A, Viswamohanan I, Krishna GR, Jitendranath A, Bai R. A fatal case of Listeria monocytogenes meningitis and sepsis in an immunocompromised female. 2020; 22 (2):88-91.

DOI: 10.4103/jacm.jacm_33_21

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 05-04-2021

ARTICLE
REFERENCES

Abstract

Listeria monocytogenes should be considered as a source of sepsis and meningitis in immunocompromised individuals. Immunosuppressant agents including biologic therapies have transformed the management of various rheumatological and dermatological conditions. We report a case of life-threatening Listeria monocytogenes sepsis and meningitis in a 52-year-old female who was on immunosuppressive therapy.

PDF Share

Kalyani M, Rajesh PK, Srikanth P, Mallika M. Listeria monocytogenes – A case report. Sri Ramachandra Journal of Medicine, 2006;1:145–46.
Winn WC, Koneman EW. Koneman's Color Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology. 7th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2006. p. 845-53.
Rana F, Shaikh MM, Bowles J. Listeria meningitis and resultant symptomatic hydrocephalus complicating infliximab treatment for ulcerative colitis. JRSM Open. 2014;5:1-3.
Rao K, Rangappa P, Jacob I, Mahadevaiah T. A rare case of Listeria monocytogenes meningitis in an immunocompetent adult. Indian J Crit Care Med 2018;22:892-3.
Ramani Bai JT, Bhargavi L, Indu P, Deepthi G Nair, et al. Listeria meningitis. The Journal of the Academy of Clinical Microbiologists 2001;3:29-32.

PDF Share